Recipe: Arnell's French Bread

Brace yourself, because I'm about to give you the recipe for literally the best French bread in the world. It's soft and sweet and perfect for toast, sandwiches, smothered with butter and honey or just by itself. This is a treasure from the archives of my Mom's family recipes (Side note: I love saying that I used a "family recipe". It makes me feel so domestic.)

Arnell's French Bread

Ingredients:

-2 TB Instant Yeast

-7-71/2 c. flour

-3 Tbs Sugar

-1 Tbs salt

-21/2 c. warm water

-5 Tbs (1/4 c + 1 Tb) canola oil

Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Add water and oil. Knead 4 minutes. Let rise for 15 minutes. Punch down. Do this 4 times (1 hour total). Form into 2-3 long loaves and place on greased cookie sheet. Make 3-5 slashes on each loaf with a serated knife. Brush with egg white and let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.